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Aug 09
Global Research

Advice About Interning on Capitol Hill by Thomas Lucic

by tuftsigl

I spent the summer interning for U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). In my last blog post I talked a little bit about the internship itself. This time I thought I might offer some advice about hill internships.

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Aug 05
Oslo Scholars

Finding Hope During a Grim Summer: a Nonviolent Solution to Terrorism? by Shawn Patterson

by tuftsigl

Every week, the interns at the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) write a report that summarizes recent world news. Between a new outburst of global terror attacks and the draconian responses of governments, it has been a grim effort.

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Aug 03
Global Research

Health, Education, and Numbers by Emily Ng

by tuftsigl

Now in the second half of my internship with the Gates Foundation office in Beijing, I’ve been delving deeper into my work with the UN initiative Every Woman Every Child (EWEC).

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Aug 03
Global Research

The Power of Knowing Your Neighbor by Ariela Rosenberg

by tuftsigl

Last week, just outside of Jerusalem's Old City walls, I had dinner with a group of Mount Zion tenants in the Jerusalem Intercultural Center's (JICC) beautiful garden.

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Aug 01
BUILD: India

Waste Management and Organic Farming in Payir, India by the BUILD team

by tuftsigl

Over the course of the past week and a half, there has been a monumental amount of progress within our team. For example, we have organized an educational field trip for approximately 70 children, including students of the Payir School and the Thottiyapatti Learning Center.

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Jul 29
ALLIES

The Gendered Impacts and Responses of Environmental Disasters by Jackie Faselt

by tuftsigl

The second half of my internship at the Consortium for Gender, Security, and Human Rights has been going very well. One of the highlights was a special presentation from Dr. Heidi Gengenbach on her extensive fieldwork in Mozambique on the intersections of gender, conflict, personal histories, and food security.

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